Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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New Pharma Industry Vision to Set Out Roles of Wholesalers: MHLW Director
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to spell out the essential roles being played by drug wholesalers in its new pharma industry vision due out this summer, aiming to foster appropriate price-setting in their transactions with drug…
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